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beeturia

noun

Etymology

From beet + -uria.

  1. derived from bēta
  2. inherited from bēte
  3. inherited from bete
  4. suffixed as beeturia — “beet + uria”

Definitions

  1. The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of…

    The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin.

    • Like other alkaloids, it is poorly absorbed, so that even after eating large amounts of beetroot, beeturia (the presence of betanin in the urine) is found in only 14 % of the normal population (Watson, Luke & Inall, 1963).
    • The failure to metabolise betanin is controlled by genetic factors in man and beeturia (betanin in the urine) is found in approximately 14% of the population in this country (Watson, 1964).
    • An unusual effect of beets is that they can cause “beeturia,” or a red coloration to the urine, after ingestion.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for beeturia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA